I wish to raise enough money and invest in long long-term businesses so that I can be able to send my four children to school. My spouse went passed on almost ten years ago and I have been raising my four children singlehandedly. The charcoal business that I rely on, has never been that lucrative. My dream is however to see all my children get a better education for the sake of their tomorrow. Therefore I am hoping that God will see me through as I plan to accomplish this dream.

In my opinion, the organisation was well organised and this is evident from his the officers handled from the first day they visited our village. They treated everyone equally with respect regardless of age, tribe or even religion. Also after fulfilling their promise, they made sure that they followed up to confirm whether the money was well received by the intended beneficiary. This made us feel loved and cared for by the organisation. I, therefore, do not see anything that they need to change.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying some pieces of iron sheets which cost around $196. This was for the completion of the two houses; which were for my sons and mine. Building new houses had to be a priority because our previous house had collapsed a few months ago and I was forced to construct a temporary hut. My family and I have however been living in fear because of the wild animals that were all over the village. We weren't safe at all leave alone the harsh climatic conditions. To add to that, there was no privacy at all. As a widow, I have been fighting so had to make sure that I raise enough cash to put up a new house but in vain. I had lots of responsibilities to cater to. I now feel relieved because financial support has empowered me enough to own two houses which is like a gift to me that I will never it for granted. Also, I cleared fees of $110 for my son in secondary school and I am so glad that he will finally graduate next year. Additionally, I settled a debt of $50 to a friend which has made me peace of mind. With the remaining cash, I bought sufficient food for my five children.

At around 8 pm when I was in the kitchen cooking an evening meal. A neighbor with who we were registered on the same day came to let me know that she had received her transfer. Therefore, alerting me to check whether I had received mine too. I told my son to check and luckily I was also in the consideration of GiveDirectly. I was the happiest woman of the evening, I ululated in happiness and left the cooking aside after being informed that KES 55000.00 had been deposited into my account.

From a congested house to a spacious house is a bigger difference in my life. I am very grateful for the transfer that I received from GiveDirectly. It enabled me to construct a spacious house since my family and I used to squeeze ourselves into a small house hence the right to personal life and privacy was being breached. I am happy that GiveDirectly enabled me to move out of this situation and we are now living comfortably as a family.

When I withdrew the money, I opted to construct a spacious house. This is because the one I had was very small and congested. It could not comfortably accommodate my family of six and the items we owned. Thereafter, I bought 22 iron sheets for KES 17600.00, 80 poles for KES 4000.00, and 400 rafters for KES 2000.00. For the labor charge, the contractor took KES 10000.00. I also paid KES 2000.00 school fees for my three primary school children because they were ever sent home for fees and examination money. As of now, they are well settled in school. Thereafter, I saw it prudent to save the remaining amount for the family's upkeep.